As temperatures soar across Europe, and laptops roar in dismay, why not give yours a rest with a light scroll through our newsletter, perhaps with a glass of something cool for yourself? The coming months bring a range of opportunities in the field of digital editing and annotation. For our part, we are pleased to announce that the Annotating Literature mentors Marina Kirillova and Ilea Rahn will be presenting a poster at the conference “Weltliteratur im Medienwandel”, taking place in Mainz, Germany, from September 15 to 18, 2026 (see the call for papers here). The conference aims to bring together discourses on world literature and literature in its media contexts. The Annotating Literature team will discuss collaborative digital annotation as an opportunity for teaching comparative literature. Do come and see Marina and Ilea if you attend!
On Annotation
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Good readers should be curious. Good writers certainly have been, and I think the best writers seek to develop the curiosity of the best readers. But there are so many good writers, and only so much time. And we all benefit from specialization, from the human ability to spread the load of effort and expertise. Annotated editions allow good readers to satisfy their curiosity without consuming all their time—and to discover, in gaps in the annotation, where the knowledge or curiosity of the annotators has not been enough, and where they can contribute something new.
Brian Boyd, University of Auckland
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